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What benefits me, benefits us: A plan for museum mentorships and structured volunteer placements Monday 19 May 2014 Laura Miles, Museums Australia (Victoria)
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Presented at the Museums Australia National Conference in Launceston, May 2014. A plan for a structured mentoring, volunteering, internships and work experience program, to benefit individuals’ career development and create a meaningful response to succession planning for the long-term health of the museum sector. Museums Australia (Victoria) is the peak industry body for museums and galleries. Find out more about us at: www.mavic.asn.au.
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What benefits me, benefits us: A plan for museum mentorships and structured volunteer placements
Monday 19 May 2014
Laura Miles, Museums Australia (Victoria)
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A common theme
• Mentorship• Museum volunteering• Corporate volunteering• Internships• Work experience
Volunteering Victoria
”Jumping straight into volunteer recruitment without planning is a risk…”
Source: www.volunteer.vic.gov.au/toolkit-for-volunteer-organisations
Volunteering Victoria
”…steps need to be taken to ensure your program is sustainable.”
Source: www.volunteer.vic.gov.au/toolkit-for-volunteer-organisations
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Who benefits?
• Individual staff & volunteers• Accredited & community museums• Corporate organisations• University students• Young migrants & asylum-seekers• People with acquired* disabilities
Why don’t we ‘just do it’?
What makes volunteering, mentoring or work experience placements really great?
You can only pick two
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good,_fast_and_cheap
GOOD
FAST CHEAP
You can only pick two
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GOOD
FAST CHEAP
• Quick and high standard but not cheap
• Quick and cheap, but low quality
• High quality and cheap, but will take longer
You can only pick two
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good,_fast_and_cheap
GOOD
FAST CHEAP
• Quick and high standard but not cheap
• Quick and cheap, but low quality
• High quality and cheap, but will take longer
Why don’t we ‘just do it’?
• Structure• Resourcing• Accountability • Ongoing• Rewarding
Who benefits?
• Individual staff & volunteers• Accredited & community museums• Corporate organisations• University students• Young migrants & asylum-seekers• People with acquired disabilities
Source: Museum Victoria. With thanks to Heath Warwick
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Who benefits?
• Individual staff & volunteers• Accredited & community museums• Corporate organisations• University students• Young migrants & asylum-seekers• People with acquired disabilities
Source: Museum Victoria. With thanks to Rodney Start
National Standards for Australian Museums & Galleries: http://www.collectionsaustralia.net/sector_info_item/107
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Who benefits?
• Individual staff & volunteers• Accredited & community museums• Corporate organisations• University students• Young migrants & asylum-seekers• People with acquired disabilities
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Who benefits?
• Individual staff & volunteers• Accredited & community museums• Corporate organisations• University students• Young migrants & asylum-seekers• People with acquired disabilities
Who benefits?
• Individual staff & volunteers• Accredited & community museums• Corporate organisations• University students• Young migrants & asylum-seekers• People with acquired disabilities
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Who benefits?
• Individual staff & volunteers• Accredited & community museums• Corporate organisations• University students• Young migrants & asylum-seekers• People with acquired disabilities
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www.youtube.com/museumsaustraliavic
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Why don’t we ‘just do it’?
• Structure• Resourcing• Accountability • Ongoing• Rewarding
Succession planning
• Silent Generation: 1925 – 1942• Baby Boomers: 1943 - 1960s • Generation X: 1960s - 1980s• Millennials/Gen Y: 1980s - 2000s• Generation Z: late 1990s – today
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generations
Succession planning is vital
• Baby Boomers = 5.3m people• Generation X = 4.4m people• Generations X and Y expect more from
their voluntary work
Source: “Membership Is Dead”
Source: www.smsonline.net.au
Takeaways:Videos and resources: www.mavic.asn.auSlides: www.slideshare.com/lauramiles E-mail: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @laura_miles / @_mavic
